Definition of "chest cavity" []

• The cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The guards, blindsided from the right, never had a chance, and Bob knew from reports that five of the six .38 bullets struck them, moving right to left, through biceps into chest cavity and blood-bearing organs."